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Synonyms of widget
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use
- manufacturers of all kinds of widgets for the do-it-yourselfer
Synonyms for widget
- appliance,
- contraption,
- contrivance,
- gadget,
- gimmick,
- gizmo
- (also gismo),
- jigger
Words Related to widget
- dingus,
- doodad,
- doohickey,
- hickey,
- hootenanny
- [chiefly dialect],
- thingamabob,
- thingamajig
- (or thingumajig),
- thingummy
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The first known use of widget was in 1924
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